immediately, i knew i would have to be animal. animal is the best muppet IN THE WORLD. i will fight you if you say different. the rest of that jam packed day, orange muppet fabric appeared wherever we looked. shaggy. furry. ruffled. iridescent. but this textured woven was the winner. believe me, it's subtle compared to the contenders. i can't be sure, as i was giddy (drunk) from the day (margaritas), but i think nettie found this gem.

sewing it almost made me change my inspiration to oscar the grouch. it unraveled like the thread never wanted to be fabric in the first place. i was sewing with remnants of animal's hair.

with no drumsticks laying around, i had to go with chopsticks. (though how FABULOUS would it have been to do theses pictures with turkey drumsticks?! opportunity LOST.)

Oona, you have done it again! Seeing your creations is the best way to brighten up my day!
I may have a challenge for you now – in a few months I’ll be in South Africa on holiday and I’ll be there for my birthday. I’ll be dropping heavy hints for a party in a game reserve, you could be my perfect inspiration. Think you could come up with a totally awesome birthday dress, fit for a game reserve, with online sourced fabric (so little old me in NZ can copy)??

About the Sew Weekly

The Sew Weekly began as Mena Trott's attempt to document the process of sewing all of her own clothes in 2010. In 2011, four other contributors (Debi Fry, Adey Lim, Veronica Darling & Sarah Gabbart) joined her and for 52 weeks, they sewed based on a particular weekly theme. In 2012, The Sew Weekly became a much larger group blog with over 130 contributors sewing along each week.